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Bellmore-Merrick heads to the playoffs this weekend against Cold Spring Harbor.
Person and Maher grab third and sixth, respectively, in wrestling championships.
Four-game winning streak sends Bellmore-Merrick to the playoffs after sinking Vikings 8-4 on senior night.
A wild finish produces a 60-57 loss and ends Kennedy's season.
In a battle of crosstown rivals, the Mepham High School boys basketball team fought hard, but were defeated by Calhoun last night, 64-39.
After jumping to a quick lead, Kennedy keeps momentum, defeating Mepham, 60-25.
Bellmore-Merrick boys hockey moves ahead with an easy two points.
Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs defeat Lynbrook Owls, 8-2.
Pirates led 49-48 after three, but Braves win despite a combined 31 points from Mepham's Steve Luczaj and Mike Woolfson.
Bellmore JFK never trailed and enhanced their Conference AA-II title hopes with a home upset of Great Neck South.
Mepham girls basketball falls short to experienced Baldwin.
Bellmore JFK opened up 15-point lead, but Freeport surge forced the Cougars to score late baskets to secure their fourth consecutive win.
The Bellmore-Merrick hockey team defeated Cold Spring Harbor last night, 9-0.
Kennedy girls overcome illness, sloppiness; top Plainview JFK last Friday, 48-35.
The Cougars got off to a quick start last night and never looked back as they cruised to a 49-37 victory over East Meadow.
Mepham girls basketball suffer an unfortunate loss to Uniondale, 61-18.
The Bellmore-Merrick bowling team defeated Wantagh 8-3 yesterday and clinched the conference championship.
Mepham Girls Basketball put forth a valiant effort, but were crushed by MacArthur, 71-26.
Bellmore JFK holds Lady Red Devils without a field goal during the second quarter last night enroute to a 36-30 victory.
Bellmore-Merrick falls to Massapequa, 7-3.
Kristen O'Brien, the team's only remaining starter, scored 17 points for the Mepham Lady Pirates, but the effort was not enough as Massapequa won, 56-29.
JFK varsity wrestlers win decisively at Garden City, 43-16.
The Lady Colts trailed 7-0 to Kennedy before catching fire from downtown as they crushed the Cougars yesterday, 53-35.
Mepham boys basketball gave it all they had, but Jets' aggressive defense and quick passing allow them to pull away.
After a tough loss on Monday, Kennedy boys basketball rallies for a win over the Braves.
The Kennedy girls basketball team, with 16 points from Allie Keller, beat East Meadow last night, 47-39.
The Lady Pirates led the Lady Dalers at halftime, but Farmingdale's second half shooting propelled the team to road victory.
Mepham's Ricky Hough dominated the score sheet on Tuesday, bowling games as high as 269 and 267 to lead his team to an 11-0 victory over Plainedge.
The Bellmore-Merrick Bulldogs pull off a 6-2 win against the club team, Port Washington.
Bowling for the first time as a first-place team, Bellmore-Merrick swept Island Trees on Monday, winning 11-0.
The Kennedy boys basketball team showed no mercy on Mepham on Friday night as the Cougars cruised to an easy 57-29 victory.
Mepham boys wrestling nab a victory over Herricks.
Lady Cougar pressure proves too much for Syosset as Kennedy slips by with a 38-35 victory Thursday night.
Despite being neck and neck throughout nearly the entire contest, the Cougars couldn't seal the deal last night, losing 65-55 to Freeport.
In a match that featured two ties, Bellmore-Merrick was able to narrowly defeat Wantagh, 8-3.
Three Lady Cougars and Lady Pirates place in the top 10 in their event.
Bellmore-Merrick girls team snap Division's game-winning streak in losing match.
Mepham's Ricky Hough led the way for Bellmore-Merrick, averaging a 219 over three games to help the team claim all 11 points over Levittown Division.
After enduring a flurry of outside jumpers, the Cougars stepped up their defense last night and took care of East Meadow, 48-40.
